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MILESTONES & DEVELOPMENTS |
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23 Apr 20 |
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Indo-Japan team of scientists throw a novel hypothesis of cross protection for COVID-19 by encephalitis vaccination |
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30 Mar 20 |
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Following the Japanese way to prevent the further spread of COVID-19; Suggestions from a Physician from Tamil Nadu, India working in Japan
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26 Nov 19 |
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An Indian patent was granted on this novel technology to GN Corporation Co Ltd, Japan |
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21 Nov 19 |
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Opportunities for PhD in Inter-disciplinary research in Japan; Fujio Cup Quiz Elites & NCRM NICHE delegates to have a priority |
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21 Oct 19 |
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Indian Team wins International Fujio Cup Quiz on Stem Cells in Japan; Dr Steven Rosenberg awarded the 2019 Edogawa NICHE Prize |
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15 Aug 19 |
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Chennai Surgeon bags the prestigious 'Joyce & James Till' Grant |
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15 Aug 19 |
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2019 Edogawa NICHE Prize awarded to Dr. Steven Rosenberg for his pioneering feat in tackling cancer with immunotherapy (Edogawa NICHE Committe's Press Release) |
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07 Aug 19 |
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NCRM co-ordinates between Loyola & LICET, India and Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan for International exchange program (Press Release issued by Loyola College, Chennai, India) |
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29 Apr 19 |
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A novel cell therapy solution for Osteoarthritis using discarded cartilage tissue from aged patients |
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29 Nov 18 |
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BEES-HAUS procedure employing cell transplant through endoscopy instead of open-surgical tissue transplant for Urethral Stricture, yields hope |
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23 Oct 18 |
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XIII Fujio Cup Quiz won by Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. Prof James Till donates the Edogawa Niche Prize money of One million Japanese Yen to establish a travel grant the "Joyce and James Till Travel Grant" to be awarded to NCRM NICHE scholars |
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22 Oct 18 |
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NCRM ties up with JBM.Inc., Japan through GNC, Japan for advancing the innovations in biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine |
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15 Oct 18 |
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NCRM & Edogawa Hospital to jointly award Edogawa Niche Prize 2018 to Prof. James Edgar Till, Discoverer of Stem Cells |
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18 Sep 18 |
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NCRM signs pact with GNC, Japan to host XIII the Fujio Cup Quiz (FCQ) 2018 in Japan |
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08 Feb 18 |
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LICET (Loyola College, Chennai) and NCRM to be Indian partners for Indo-Japan academic initiative on water processing and air conditioning systems |
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20 Jan 18 |
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Immune Cell Therapy Program takes shape in Vietnam through Indo-Japan Collaboration |
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22 Oct 17 |
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NCRM hosts the XII Fujio Cup Quiz (FCQ) - NCRM NICHE 2017 in Tokyo Japan |
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21 Jan 16 |
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Nanotechnology based corneal stem cell transplant gets Japanese patent; Indo-Japan feat unveils novel potential to solve visual morbidities sans corneal transplant |
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10 Oct 15 |
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Heart Failure Now Has an Approved Cell Based Therapy - NCRM NIHCE 2015 |
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20 Jun 15 |
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8th batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India with University of Toronto, Canada |
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11 Oct 14 |
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Sankara Nethralaya, Sri Venkateswara Varsity & a Japanese team, develop a break-through platform & solution to control Viral Diseases |
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24 Jul 14 |
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Guest Lecture on "Applications of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in Clinical Settings with Special Emphasis on Opthalmology" and MoU signed between NCRM & SRM University |
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28 Jun 14 |
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7th batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India with University of Toronto, Canada |
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27 Feb 14 |
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Blood cancer successfully treated by combining AIET: Immune-cell therapy |
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28 Oct 2013 |
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Path-breaking stem cell transplant for eye, using a nano-sheet |
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19 Oct 2013 |
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Breast cancer could be tackled with NK cell Immunotherapy |
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24 Sep 2013 |
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World's FIRST such feat accomplished by Indian doctors jointly with NCRM Simple solution could help save donated corneas and patients waiting for transplant |
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11th Jul 2013 |
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M.Sc (Regenerative Medicine) course to start in 2013 by Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine |
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3rd Jun 2013 |
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6th batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India with University of Toronto, Canada |
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7th Mar 2013 |
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Declining competitiveness among medical and biotech students of India |
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18th Sep 2012 |
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Stem cells do decline with aging; Chennai scientists’ finding reiterated;
Article on the logic of NCRM’s study, published in the Journal of Gerontology
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27th Aug 2012 |
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NCRM work listed in Global medical discovery" Publication: "Global Medical Discovery portal" |
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31th Jul 2012 |
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Seventh Fujio-Cup Quiz Inter-Collegiate Quiz Competition on Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
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26th Jun 2012 |
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5th batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India and Panama with University of Toronto, Canada |
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14 May 2012 |
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Men have more stem cells than women of reproductive age |
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26th Mar 2012 |
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Chennai team treats Ovarian cancer with NK cel |
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05 Dec 2011 |
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Stem Cells embedded in Scaffolds prove their worth in Spinal Cord Injury |
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15th Oct 2011 |
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Nanomaterials to solve corneal blindness developed by Indo-Japan research team |
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26 Sep 2011 |
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Stem Cell Meet gets Medical Varsity CME Credit |
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19th Sep 2011 |
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MoU for a novel research to curtail viral diseases |
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1st Aug 2011 |
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Human joint cells grown for the first time in a cost effective manner -Sri Ramachandra Orthopedics team with Waseda University & NCRM achieve a breakthrough |
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30th Jun 2011 |
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4th batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India |
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16th Jul 2011 |
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Stem cells from bone marrow save legs from amputation in diabetic |
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4th May 2011 |
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Ovarian Cancer treated with Immunotherapy |
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21st Jul 2010 |
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Honorary Visiting Professorship Conferment to Dr. Samuel JK Abraham, Director NCRM |
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7th Jul 2010 |
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Stem Cell treated Dog creates headlines-A NCRM-TANUVAS collaborative effort. |
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24th Jun 2010 |
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3rd batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India and Malaysia with University of Toronto, Canada |
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27th Oct 2009 |
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International Stem Cell Meeting concludes with a Ray of Hope. |
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28th Sep 2009 |
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International Stem Cell Meet |
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30th Jul 2009 |
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Human cornal limbal stem cells succssfully cultured without human amniotic membrane- Animal studies yield excellent results |
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24th June 2009 |
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2nd batch of Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India with University of Toronto, Canada |
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1st June 2009 |
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A pioneering step towards Zero gravity cell culture in outer space started by an MoU with Astec Inc., Japan |
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9th Feb 2009 |
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Nichi-In Centre (NCRM) tie up with Jeevan Stem Cell Bank for Cord Blood Stem Cell Expansion Research |
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9th Dec 2008 |
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Buccal epithelial cell therapy for cornea for the first time in India Tripartite MoU Signed among
Rajan Eye Care, Darshan Eye Clinic & NCRM |
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8th Dec 2008 |
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TANUVAS to start stem cell treatment for animals jointly with NCRM
MoU Signed for first such initiative in India |
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11th Nov 2008 |
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Third Anniversary of NCRM commemorated in style on the 11th October 2008
Inter-institutional quiz for the Fujio Cup on stem cells &
regenerative medicine
Plenary Session & Third
Annual Symposium on Regenerative Medicine
Release of Cell-e'bration; the anniversary news bulletin of NCRM |
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12th Oct 2008 |
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Chennai to become stem cell research hub of Asia |
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20th Aug 2008 |
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Web based regenerative medicine to link NCRM, Chennai, India with University of Toronto, Canada |
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15th Jul 2008 |
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Third Fujio-Cup Quiz Inter-Collegiate Quiz Competition on Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
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21st Apr 2008 |
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India's First unique PhD Programme in Stem Cell under Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
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14th Apr 2008 |
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Stem Cell Research Collaboration with Kaveri Medical Centre, Trichy
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8th Jan 2008 |
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NCRM opens office in Tokyo, Japan
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9th Dec 2007 |
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MoU signed for stem cell studies in Madurai
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27th Oct 2007 |
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Second Anniversary of NCRM commemorated in style on the 27th October
2007
Inter-institutional quiz for the Fujio Cup on stem cells &
regenerative medicine
Second
Annual Symposium on Regenerative Medicine
Release of Cell-e'bration; the anniversary news bulletin of NCRM |
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10th May 2007 |
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New project to
develop cell coated hybrid- cardiac stent inaugurated with
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7th May 2007 |
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ICMR - Stemcell Task Force Visits NCRM
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9th Apr 2007 |
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NCRM Signs MoU for technological
exchange
with Yamanashi
University-Faculty of Medicine, Japan |
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14th Feb 2007 |
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Inauguration of a Collaborative Centre in
Erode,
A Collaborative centre for Stem cell therapy
for liver cirrhosis and Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy
for cancer was inaugurated at Maruthi
Medical Centre, Erode. |
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19th Jan 2007 |
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A New collaboration initiated for offering of
Stem cell Therapy for Cirrhosis of Liver;
with
technology know-how from Prof. Isao Sakaida,
Yamaguchi University, Japan |
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Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Treatment started for
Non-healing ischemic ulcer of
the lower limb
(Vijaya Hospital, Dept. of
Vascular Surgery)
Ischemic Myocardium (Life
Line Hopital* , Perungudy)
Spinal Cord Injury |
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17th Oct 2006 |
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First Anniversary of NCRM commemorated in style on the 17th October
2006
Inter-institutional quiz for the Fujio Cup on stem cells &
regenerative medicine
First Annual Symposium on Regenerative Medicine
Launching of the Journal of Stem Cells & Regenerative
Medicine
Release of Cell-e'bration; the anniversary news bulletin of NCRM |
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FIRST TIME IN INDIA we have
successfully accomplished the Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy for
cancer.
Abstract of
the presentation in JSRM Media coverage |
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FIRST TIME IN INDIA, we
have successfully treated a Diabetic patient* with Critical Limb
Ischemia using Bone Marrow Stem Cells, jointly with Vijaya Vascular
Surgery Department.
Abstract of
the presentation Media coverage Press Release
* For patients with non-diabetic critical limb ischemia earlier similar treatments have been reported in other places. |
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9th Aug 2006 |
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A Collaborative Centre for AIET in Tirunelveli, a
remote place:
Collaborative centre forAutologous Immune Enhancement Therapy
for cancer was inaugurated at Peace
Health Centre, Tirunelveli.
Click here for details |
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2006Aug |
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A wetlab on RPE dissection was conducted by Dr S. Natarajan,
Director, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai. The scientists of NCRM were
trained on tissue handling and an exposure to the anatomy and intricacies
of Approaching retinal, subretinal regions in case of trying cell
therapeutics to ARMD etc., |
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2006 June |
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In the 4th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem
Cell Research (ISSCR: http://www.isscr.org)
our work on Hepatic failure treatment using foetal hepatocytes was
presented. This was done jointly with Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad headed by
Dr C.M. Habibullah |
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2006 April |
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Our collaborative work on Corneal Limbal Epithelial Stem
Cells was presented at the 2006 Annual meeting of ARVO (Association
for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology) at Fort Lauderdale, FL,
USA (28th Apr~03May2006)
Dr Samuel JK Abraham (NCRM)
and Dr H.N. Madhavan (Sankara Nethralaya) in front of the poster
presentation. |
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2006 April |
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Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy
for
malignancies (Cancer) |
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2006 Mar |
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2006 March : A collaborative research programme
with Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy has been inaugurated |
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2006 March |
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Dr Terunuma Hiroshi,
Biotherapy Institute, Japan.
A MoU was signed with M/S Biotherapy Institute, Tokyo Japan headed by Dr Terunuma Hiroshi, a cell biologist turned Immunologist for starting Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy for Cancer in India
Click here for details |
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2006 Feb |
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2006 February Research on Retinal stem cells have been started jointly with
Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai
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2005 Dec |
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NCRM offers to provide all necessary technological assistance to the
"Indian Face of Courage" in
retrieving his jeopardized vision. |
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2005 Sep |
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Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) was inaugurated followed by a CME |
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2005 August |
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A formal agreement for collaborative research on treating acute liver failure using cell therapeutics was signed with Owaisi Hospital, Hyderabad
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2004 March |
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The first patent jointly with Sankara Nethralaya was applied as per PCT norms |
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2004 Feb |
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A formal MoU signed with Sankara Nethralaya for research |
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2002 |
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An initial study in India was started with Vision Research
Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya |
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1994 |
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Toxicity studies were undertaken |
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1988 |
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Prof. Mori et al started the polymer research in Japan to find out a
non-biological substrate for cell culture.
*our services were provided to this Institute until 29th Feb 2008 |
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*"Nichi" stands for Japan and "In" stands for India. This institute started on an Indo-Japan collaboration now has spreaded further with global alliances |
